English
Etymology
F., from L. obliquus; ob (see Ob-) + liquis oblique; confer licinus bent upward, Gr slanting.
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�k|-i�k
Adjective
en-adj
- Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
#:*It has a direction oblique to that of the former motion. - Cheyne.
- Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
#:*The love we bear our friends . . . Hath in it certain oblique ends. - Drayton.
#:*This mode of oblique research, when a more direct one is denied, we find to be the only one in our power. - De Quincey.
#:*Then would be closed the restless, oblique eye. <br /> That looks for evil, like a treacherous spy. - Wordworth.
- Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
#:*His natural affection in a direct line was strong, in an oblique but weak. - Baker.
- botany|of leaves Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side larger or extending further than the other.
Noun
en-noun
- geometry An oblique line.
- rare The punctuation sign "/"
Verb
en-verb|obliques|obliquing|obliqued
- To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
#:Quotations
#:*Projecting his person towards it in a line which obliqued from the bottom of his spine. - Sir. W. Scott.
- military To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; � formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half- facing either to the right or left.
Derived terms
oblique angle
oblique arch
oblique ascension
oblique bridge
oblique case
oblique circle
oblique fire
oblique flank
oblique line
oblique motion
oblique muscle
oblique narration
oblique planes
oblique sailing
oblique speech
oblique sphere
oblique step
oblique system of coordinates
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